Université Bourgogne Europe (literally English:University Burgundy Europe,UBE; formerly known asUniversity of Dijon until the 1980's, then asUniversity of Burgundy until 2024) is apublic university located inDijon,France.
Université Bourgogne Europe is situated on a large campus (more than 150 ha) in the eastern part of Dijon called Campus Montmuzard, about 15 minutes by tram from the city centre. The humanities and sciences are well represented on the main campus, along with law, medicine, engineering, or social sciences, in separate buildings. The IUT (Undergraduate Institute of Technology) is also on the campus, providing specialist higher level diplomas in business, biology, communications and computer science.
The university counts 16 faculties and schools in total (in details: 8 faculties, 2 engineering schools, 1 teacher training institute, 3 undergraduate institutes of technology offering undergraduate courses, and 2 professional institutes providing post-graduate programmes).
Because of the numerous student societies and good support services for international students and disabled students, the campus is a welcoming place, with numerousCROUS student restaurants and canteens.
The university was founded in 1722 by KingLouis XV. Initially there was only the law faculty but from 1805 to 1809 faculties of science, arts, and medicine were added byNapoleon.[2]
In 2024 and 2025, the University of Burgundy was restructured as the University of Burgundy Europe, anExperimental Public Institution, which also newly affiliated the following additional institutions:
In 2025, there are about 33,000 students, spread in six campuses across the region of Burgundy: Dijon,Auxerre,Chalon-sur-Saône,Le Creusot,Mâcon andNevers. 66% of the students are coming from the region of Burgundy. About 3,000+ are foreign students.
